Women in Zambia spoke to GSR about how the Sisters of the Holy Cross helped improve their futures. The women benefited from the sisters' support and dedication to education, via Holy Cross Girls Secondary School in Mongu.
Child advocates, former victims and even entire families who serve as advocates vouch for the difference the parish-based Salvatorian Pastoral Care for Children has made in the lives of children, teens and adults.
I'm a witness to God's mystery in every person I accompany, both past and present. God's healing presence in spiritual accompaniment touches and heals us both in unique ways.
Locals took refuge in sister-run schools after severe storms in May and April destroyed their homes, with sisters offering food and support in the aftermath.
Behind every cup of Ceylon tea, there is a story of exploitation and bonded labor, says Apostolic Carmel Sr. Maria Amali, whose congregation has worked among Sri Lanka's tea plantation workers for almost 100 years.
Domestic servitude and early marriage were the issues discussed during our stakeholders' workshop at Bishop Thomas McGettrick Pastoral Center in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, Nigeria.
As an educator, addressing these needs is a crucial step toward ending the cycle of abuse and gender-based violence in schools, communities and society, writes Sr. Rosemary Arrah.
At St. Josephine Bakhita Babies Home in Busia, western Kenya, religious sisters and social workers take in abandoned and orphaned newborns in a region that has seen rising cases of incest and maternal mortality.